Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you for being with us today, Minister. I very much appreciate it. However, I would have liked you to stay with us a bit longer because I have a lot of questions for you.
As you know, we currently have a serious problem in Canada's major cities. That's true of Montreal, where shots are fired every week. We often discuss this during oral question period.
In your view, Bill C‑21 will help stop gun trafficking, smuggling, organized crime and all that. Your argument's mainly based on a single measure set forth in Bill C‑21, the one that would increase maximum prison time from 10 to 14 years for those crimes.
I don't think that would really help matters at the border. As we know, many illegal weapons are smuggled across it.
Do you think Bill C‑21 should contain a more specific measure on this?